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SHUTTBR WORKER.

Patented Sept. 24, 1889.

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SHUTTER WORKER.

No. 411,548. Patented Sept. 24, 1889.

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eEoEeE s. ELLIOTT, or MOBILE, ALABAMA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 411,548, datedSeptember 24, 1889. Application filed J' une 19, 1889.' Serial No.314,784. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, GEORGE S. ELLIOTT, of Mobile, in the county ofMobile and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sliutter-VVor-kers; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to. which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in combined shutter workers andfasteners, the object being to produce a substitute for an ordinaryshutter-hinge possessing the functions of ashutter-worker for opening orclosing the shutter, and also of a shutter-fastener which willautomatically catch when the shutter is in either of its extreme open orclosed positions upon the inside of the casing beyond the reach of anoutsider, thus not only effecting a secure fastening when the shutter isopen, but also a burglar-proof lock when it is closed, and in sc doingentirely dispensing with other fastenings.

A further object is to provide a device which may be easily applied,will be effective and convenient in its operation, and which may beplaced on the market at a low cost.

' With these ends in view my invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations of parts, as will behereinafter fully described, and pointed out in thev claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view showing the shutterclosed, with my improvement attached. Fig-.2 is a sectional view takenon line a: of Fig. 1, the shutter being open. Fig. 3 is a horizontalsection on line y y of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a detached view of thehinge-sections and the lockingplate.

A represents a window-casing and B a shutter hinged thereto. The upperhinge 1 may be of any of the varieties generally used .for blinds orshutters, and the lower hinge is of peculiar construction, and as itinvolves some of the principal portions ofmy invention will be describedin detail. A plate 2, corresponding to the plate of hinge 1, is securedon the outside of the frame. This plate is furnished with a narrowelongated slot 3, ex tending nearly the entire length of the plate, andopposite this slot the vertical pintle or post 4 projects upward to ornearly to the upper end of the slot. The pintle is provided with astraight groove 5 in the face adjacent to the slot, and the function ofthis will appear hereinafter. The other leaf G of the hinge is securedto the shutter and has a sleeve or socket 7 on one end, which encirclesthe pintle 4. A narrow spiral .slot or inclining guide S extends fromone end of this sleeve to the other and throughout its. entire lengthextends half-way around the sleeve7 so that its lower end will beopposite the groove 5 when the shutter is Wide open and the upper endwill be opposite the groove when it is closed. A latch-plate 9 issecured on the inside of the frame, directly opposite the plate Thisplate has an elongated slot 10 therein also, but preferably somewhatshorter than the slot 3 in the other plate. A lug 11 is formed on oneedge of this slot and projects inwardly to form a catch. The

thumb-latch 12 is pivoted in the casing and extends through the slots 3and 10, and the outer end 13 projects through the spiral slot Aor guideSinto the groove 5 in the pintle.

The inner end 14 terminates in a thumbpiece. The springs 15 throw thelatch behind the catch automatically7 where it is held either in anelevated or depressed position accordingly as the shutter is shut oropen. The

impingement of the latch within the spiral slot necessarily swings theshutter, as the latch has a straight up and down movement, and whenfastened behind the catch the shutter is held fast, thus making itabsolutely beyond control from the outside and consequentlyburglar-proof.

Still another feature of importance may be mentioned in conclusion, andthat is, that the shutter maybe operated entirely from the insidewithout the necessity of opening the window or raising the sash.

It is evident that slight changes might be resorted to in the form andarrangement of the several parts described without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to limitmyself to IOO the particular construction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a shutter and casing, of hinges by which theshutter is connected with the casing, one of said hinges having a spiralguide thereon, and a latch having connection with the guide whereby theshutter is swung by raising or lowering the latch, substantially as setforth.

rIhe combination, with a shutter and casing, of hinges by which theshutter is connected with the casing, one of said hinges having a spiralguide thereon, and a latch pivoted transversely within the casing andhaving engagement at one end with the guide, a catch for retaining thelatch in position, and springs for throwing it behind the catch,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with a slotted plate having a grooved pintlethereon, and a l1ingeleaf having a sleeve with a spiral slot mounted onthe pintle, and a pivoted latch one end of which extends through thespiral slot and into the groove in the pintle, whereby the leaf of thehinge is swung by the movements of lthe latch, substantially as setforth.

4. The combination, with a casing having slotted plates on each sidethereof, one of said plates having a latch thereon and the other havinga grooved pintle, of a shutter havinga hinge-leaf secured thereto, saidleaf having a sleeve with a spiral slot therein mounted on the pintle,and a latch pivoted in the casing with one end proj eoting through thegroove and spiral slot and the opposite end in position to be engaged bythe catch, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE S. ELLIOTT.

Vitnesses:

A. H. GAIN, J. W. THARP.

